While everyone was discussing the fight, in a teahouse at the front door, teagoers were also expressing their opinions. These tea guests all have extraordinary status, because almost all of them are officials in the imperial court! A small number of tea guests who were not officials were also well-known scholars in the capital.
This teahouse is called Difanlou, which means "tea is the source of purification and wine is the source of forgetfulness". The teahouse looks antique and charming from the outside. Moreover, this two-story teahouse has a history in the capital for many years. It is said that the property behind it belongs to a certain minister, and presumably it must have been "inherited" from generation to generation!
The decoration on the first floor of this teahouse is very simple, not extravagant, but very elegant, which attracted many officials and scholars to come here to drink tea and discuss Taoism. Therefore, it has become a place for scholars in the capital to exchange knowledge and officials to exchange information, and it is also a place for them to express their opinions and become famous!
The first floor of the teahouse is very large and can accommodate more than a hundred people. There is also a small stage under the east wall of the first floor. Storytellers or singers often perform various performances on this stage.
On the second floor are elegant rooms, which are very spacious and decorated in an antique style. There are even some paintings by contemporary famous artists hanging inside for people to enjoy! What is particularly surprising is that the ceiling of the private room on the second floor is covered with transparent moiré lattice, which leads directly to the third floor!
There is a reason for such an ingenious design, because there is a very powerful musician sitting in the Difan Building. When she plays on the third floor, the curling sound of the piano will float into the private room on the second floor without any hindrance! Drinking the fragrant tea here and listening to the melodious music of the piano is simply a great enjoyment in life!
However, the charges on the first floor of the tea house are already very expensive, and the prices on the second floor are even higher, so the people on the second floor are all real dignitaries! So this is destined to be a place for rich scholars and officials at all levels to enjoy, and it is said that Mr. Shen Ge likes to come here to listen to music and drink tea!
On the afternoon of the fourth day after the news of the fight spread, the teahouse became lively again! Many scholars and officials began to gather in the teahouse according to their past habits to drink tea, eat snacks, and discuss current affairs. They lived a very comfortable life!
But in the past, these tea drinkers on the first floor often discussed a topic with acquaintances or a few nearby tables, and talked about anything. But today everyone is discussing a common topic, which is who can win the battle between the Jin Yiwei and the guards? What changes will happen if you win?
At this time, the pipa musician on the small stage had stopped playing, because a man in his thirties, dressed as a scholar, was talking to the audience, causing a burst of applause from time to time.
Everyone who frequents the teahouse knows this person. His name is Lu Tianhua, whose pseudonym is Yuwen. This person was born as the direct son of the main branch of a large family in Hebei. He himself is also very impressive. He became a high school scholar at the age of 28 and is currently an official in the Ministry of Rites.
This person likes to criticize current affairs the most, and he can often find something out of places that others would never think of. What he says is thought-provoking! Especially since his family is rich and he can help his colleagues from time to time, this gives him a high reputation among scholars and low-level officials! So when he stood on the stage and spoke gracefully, everyone in the teahouse on the first floor listened attentively to his speech.
"...So we can't leave those officers! There are less than two hundred officers in a place as big as the capital, and there are endless criminals in the capital, making these officers exhausted and very hard! So these officers hire some helpers That’s understandable!”
After hearing what he said, the people below all agreed. Some people said: "Yes, there is a large population in this capital, and there are indeed fewer servants with less than 200 people!"
"That's true! But those gangsters are really annoying. I have seen many gangsters bullying people and extorting merchants!"
When Lu Tianhua heard someone say this, he waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and then said: "This dear friend is indeed right! Those servants and gangsters do engage in extortion, but we can't generalize! On the one hand, the country The salary of the court is a little low, and the servants and helpers also have to support their families, so their hands and feet are inevitably a little unclean! What's more, they are all rough people and do not understand the principles of saints at all, so occasionally there are some unclean hands and feet, bullying There are also things for the common people. This is what the people say, the same rice feeds all kinds of people. We can't demand that all the police officers be honest and gentlemen like us, so even the appearance of some villains is acceptable!"
After hearing this, the people below said one after another: "Master Lu is right. There can't be only good people in the world and no bad people, right?"
"Alas, the salary of the imperial dynasty... it's hard to say, it's hard to say!"
While everyone was discussing, Lu Tianhua said proudly: "But can we really let the police officers continue to make such mistakes? No! Although we understand the suffering of the police officers, we cannot let them continue to do evil at will! This must be done to They say strict control, and we can negotiate with their superiors about this. But more importantly, we need to use the power of education! First of all, we need to set an example, be a clean official, and set an example for them! Then we can teach by words and deeds, so that They know the saint’s humble words and great righteousness! In the long run, I think those officers will definitely change their minds!”
"Well said! Well said! It really makes sense!"
"As expected of Mr. Lu!"
Lu Tianhua on the stage smiled proudly when he heard everyone's admiration, and then changed his tone and said: "But Jinyiwei is different! When Jinyiwei was born, it was a special yamen that monitored the people, and its person in charge was not me and others at all. They are moral people, but a group of vulgar warriors! Under the control of these warriors, they oppressed the people, abused lynchings, falsely accused officials, took bribes and perverted the law. The bad things they did are countless! If you don’t believe it, from the founding of the dynasty Counting down the cases of General Sapphire one by one, which one was not handled by Jin Yiwei alone?"
People who heard this shouted emotionally and loudly, "Yes! Yes! Yes!"!
Before everyone could calm down, Lu Tianhua said loudly again: "But these are not terrible! They framed us and other scholars, and we can survive it; they bully the people, and the people can survive it! But the most important thing is that these Jin Yiwei deceived them Holy listen, slander the Holy One! This is a great event! If things go on like this, the country will not be a country! If you don’t believe it, just think about our great ancestor, what a wise and powerful figure he is, but in the Jinyiwei How many unjust cases were brought about by the help of Wu Fu? Fortunately, most of these unjust cases were vindicated in the end, but those loyal men who died for the country will never come back!"
